Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 3.0% cheaper than Samoa.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 36.7% less for restaurants
Samoa
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Slovakia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$8.14
€7.72
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$7.98
€7.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$1.58
€1.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$1.39
€1.32
|
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pay 24.1% more for groceries
Samoa
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Slovakia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$1.35
€1.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.03
€5.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$3.89
€3.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.43
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.12
€2.96
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
€0.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
€0.75
|
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.96
€0.91
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.51
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
€0.58
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
Samoa
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Slovakia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.34
€6.01
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.69
€25.31
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,429.89
€23,168.38
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.64
€11.04
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Samoa
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Slovakia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$20.60
€19.53
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$566.87
€537.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$468.12
€443.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$171.07
€162.24
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Samoa
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Slovakia
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$400.86
€380.16
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,069.66
€7,652.96
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Slovakia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$1.99
€1.88
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$2.35
€2.23
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.24
€4.97
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$40.04
€37.97
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.21
€7.79
|
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pay 9.1% more for clothing
Samoa
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Slovakia
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$63.57
€60.29
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$29.21
€27.70
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$78.92
€74.85
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$92.27
€87.51
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